Six Nations Arrows Even Minto Cup in Game 4

TOWNSHIP OF LANGLEY, B.C. – The Minto Cup
is now a best-of-three series, as the Six Nations Arrows evened
things up, defeating the Coquitlam Adanacs 10-7 at the Langley
Events Centre on Wednesday night.

It wasn't an ideal start for the Arrows, allowing three goals in
1:13 of the first period. From there on, Six Nations tightened up
their defense, allowing four goals in the rest of the game.

"Their face-off man has been really good," said Arrows head
coach Marshall Abrams. "We just had to settle the boys down and
keep our composure because we knew we were also going to make a
run."

Six Nations was led with another strong performance from Johnny
Powless. The Arrows captain scored twice and added four assists
while forward Josh Johnson scored four times, including the game
winner.

"As one of the leaders on the team, I had to step up at one
point," said Johnson. "I got lucky on a couple shots, and it
happened to be my night."

The Arrows have stepped into another gear offensively, scoring
twenty-nine goals in the last two games and outshooting Coquitlam
106-85.

"We started to get hot and set our picks," said Johnny Powless.
"Our defense made a few adjustments and we started to play Six
Nations lacrosse."

This marks the first time the Adanacs have lost two games in a
row all season.

"It was a battle," said head coach Neil Doddridge. "Both teams
came to play, but we fell just short."

"We had some momentum in the third period," said Doddridge. "We
were down by two, when I think the refs missed an interference
call. Jordan Gilles gets laid out on a pick, they go in and score
and get it back to a three goal lead," commented the Adanacs
coach.

Coquitlam's Wesley Berg was held to just one point in Game 4, as
the Arrows have started to be more aggressive on the Adanacs
captain.

"They're (Six Nations) just not getting called for their
penalties," said Doddridge. "They're playing tough defense, as we
are, and now it comes down to which team can win two more
games."

The best-of-seven series is tied 2-2. Game 5 of the Minto Cup is
Thursday at 8:00PM at the Langley Events Centre.